New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-05
THE ELECTIONS IN OHIO.
DEMOCRACY LOST IN THE LABOR PARTY.
A LABOR MAYOR PROBABLY ELECTED IN
CIScINNATI-THE OPPOSITION VICTORIOUS
IN CLEVELAND AND COLUMBUS
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSE.l

LABOR MAYOR PROBABLY ELECTED IN
CIScINNATI-THE OPPOSITION VICTORIOUS
IN CLEVELAND AND COLUMBUS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUSE.l
CINCINNATI, April I-Therc full vote and a fair
count In Cincinnati today and fine weather for the
voters. There three candidates for Mayor.
At o'clock the last return officially counted with
the following result: Stevenson tLabop, 174l4;
Smith tRep), 17,i0i Matson Dem), 1l,690,
making plurality of 10 for the labor candidate
Outside OF Smith the entire Republican ticket
is elected without doubt by puraties ranging from 800
10 1000 is OF COURSE possible that recount OF tho
returns alter this slight margin on Mayor but these
are the official figures given by the Board OF Eccors
The Labor headquarters is the scene OF wild excitement
and intense jublation In the belief that stevenson Is
elected Mayor They have exhibited unexpected
strength Most the big factories and shops closed to-
day because the insistei on 1t, while several thou
sand workngmen stood at the polls and worked for their
ticket They had good candidates The bulk OF the labor
vote early this morning ani by tho leaders
believed that they had Stevenson elected Later they were
sure Of the of the whole ticket that they
traded Mayor for ward officers They practical
y wiped out the Democratic party to-day. They also
carried Mayor Smiths ward the Twenty-thrd, and
his precinct The executive committees or both the
Republican and Democratic parties have shown weak
from the Neither Of then, made even the legal
preparation for contest that live committees ought to
have made. They failed to attend the meeting OF the
Judges Saturday night in order to procure the wit
and callengers ~ the polls and they had any
there was 10y courtesy OF the judges The labor party
the contrary has been alive to all the requirements OF
the law and wOnl appear to be, from all reports, the
best organized in every way.
CoLUMBus April 4 (Speciab.-Governor Foraker tele-
graphed fiom Cincinnati that the Republicans were sue
ccssiu The defeat OF the notorious Dan" Dalton for
Council in Cincinnati, in n strong Democratic Ward, Is
hailed with delight all Ohio a rcbuke to Demo
cratic corruptionist who official abettor OF the
wholesale election frauds in 1885.
Information the larger cities of Ohio indicates
that remarkably large cast for municipal OIL
GERS and that the result Will be surprising because
the Labor tickets have developed unexpected
strength The labor people had active men
at every poll in the State where the workingmcn
nave organizations. They were assisted greatly III
rger cities by the liquor Tho break mp OF the Ger
wards in Cincinnati In favor Of the Labor ticket -
what has always been feared as the same wards re3el
against any progressive legislation and eagerly embrace
any departure they did when the Pond law was
passed In 1852.
A gratifying fact IL that Democratic business men
with the Republicans 10 prevent the threatened
election of the Labor ticket which was made up o poor
material because Its election seemed hopeless Wneh
nominated.
The Democrats have elected Bruck Mayor by at least
COO plurality and their entire ticket with possibly inc
exception Of the City Solicitor The Council remains
Republican by decreased majority. The Republicans
have heretofore elected the Mayor by considerable ma
Jorities.
CLEVELAND. April tSpecidb.-Tho Democrats elected
their entire city ticket to-day by about 2oOo majority
The liquor league and tho entire saloon element made
vigorous ght against the Republican nominees as tho
Sunday closing ordinance has been enforced the last TWO
years uuder the Republican administration.